Handle-rack



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No. 417,119. I Patented Dee. 10, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY S. UNDERIVOOI), OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAN DLE-RAC K.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,119, dated December10, 1889.

Application filecl June 1'7, 1889,

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, SIDNEY S. UNDEEWooD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Ea'ston, in the county of Northampton and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHandle- Backs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, Which Will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to handle-racks for supporting all classes ofarticles provided with handles-such as canes, umbrellas, or thosearticles that are made in the shape of bars or rods; and it consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, inWhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1is a view in perspective of a portion of a handle-rack. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing a portion of a handle in placein the rack.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a frameor bar of wood or other suitable material, Which is provided with aninterior rectangular recess or mortised portion B, the recess B havingan outlet leading out at one side of the frame orbar. lVithin therecessed portion is pivoted a rubber-faced or leatherfaced camshapedlock D, Which is provided with a movable pivotal shaft E, Which may beshifted from one to another of a series of pairs of alignedbearing-holes F,the novable bearing passing through a centrally-locatedbearingshoulder G on the face of the locking-cam op- Serial No. 314,648.(No model.)

posite to the rubber-faced or leather-faced are-shaped portion H of thelocking-cam.

The body of the handle-rack is provided with a seat or opening H, whichis ooncaved out to receive an umbrella-handle, a canehandle, or asimilar handle that is designed to be held in the rack.

It is only necessary to insert the article to be held in the rack intothe opening in front of the cam-lock or cam-holder, When the Weight ofthe article-such as a cane or umbrella--Will draw down upon the pvotedcam and cause it to grip and hold the article in place in the rack. Theleather-covered or rubber-covered face of the cam saves the article fromabrasion. The locking-cam can be shifted from one center or set ofperforations to another, so that itwill fit articles of larger andsmaller sizes, as may be required. The face of the cam is preferablyconvex in cross-section, and also the covering or facing of rubber orleather.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described handle-rack, consisting of the bar or frame havingthe concave seat, rectangular recess, and series of bearing-openings,and the cam pivoted in one of the series of openings and adapted toclamp the handle and retain the same in the concave seat, substantiallyas described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereuntoaflixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

4 SIDNEY S. UNDERWOIOD.

lVitnesses:

S. I-l. HAOKETT, JOHN S. NOBLE.

